Uganda’s PEPFAR Grant Likely to Go Ahead, as UN Human Rights Office is Closed 07/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Most of the $500 million in US support for Uganda’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, financed by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is likely to go ahead next month despite the country’s draconian new Anti-Homosexuality Act, according to sources close to the process. However, it is still possible that some parts of the PEPFAR […] Continue reading -> Healthier Diets, Lifestyles and Cities: Bloomberg’s Kelly Henning Reflects on a 16-Year Partnership with WHO 04/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 300 million people have been protected from becoming smokers in the 15 years since WHO launched the ‘MPOWER’ package of recommended policies for reducing smoking prevalence in countries worldwide, declared Kelly Henning, of Bloomberg Philanthropies, at a press conference in Geneva this week. She was speaking at a WHO briefing launching the 2023 WHO […] Continue reading -> ‘Women Deliver’: Protecting Safe Spaces as Attacks on Gender Equality Increase 03/08/2023 Yvonne Mpambara The Women Deliver conference is one of the world’s largest gatherings on gender equity and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This year, amidst a global backlash against the rights of women and people of diverse genders, the meeting was held for the first time in Africa in Rwanda from 17-20 July. More than […] Continue reading -> US Consolidates Efforts to Address Pandemics, HIV and Other Global Health Threats into Single Bureau 02/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan The US has consolidated its efforts to address global health threats into a single structure, the Bureau of Global Heath Security and Diplomacy, which was launched on Monday. Renowned Cameroonian health expert Dr John Nkengasong, appointed last year to lead the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), leads the new structure and will […] Continue reading -> Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... 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Healthier Diets, Lifestyles and Cities: Bloomberg’s Kelly Henning Reflects on a 16-Year Partnership with WHO 04/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 300 million people have been protected from becoming smokers in the 15 years since WHO launched the ‘MPOWER’ package of recommended policies for reducing smoking prevalence in countries worldwide, declared Kelly Henning, of Bloomberg Philanthropies, at a press conference in Geneva this week. She was speaking at a WHO briefing launching the 2023 WHO […] Continue reading -> ‘Women Deliver’: Protecting Safe Spaces as Attacks on Gender Equality Increase 03/08/2023 Yvonne Mpambara The Women Deliver conference is one of the world’s largest gatherings on gender equity and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This year, amidst a global backlash against the rights of women and people of diverse genders, the meeting was held for the first time in Africa in Rwanda from 17-20 July. More than […] Continue reading -> US Consolidates Efforts to Address Pandemics, HIV and Other Global Health Threats into Single Bureau 02/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan The US has consolidated its efforts to address global health threats into a single structure, the Bureau of Global Heath Security and Diplomacy, which was launched on Monday. Renowned Cameroonian health expert Dr John Nkengasong, appointed last year to lead the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), leads the new structure and will […] Continue reading -> Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
‘Women Deliver’: Protecting Safe Spaces as Attacks on Gender Equality Increase 03/08/2023 Yvonne Mpambara The Women Deliver conference is one of the world’s largest gatherings on gender equity and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This year, amidst a global backlash against the rights of women and people of diverse genders, the meeting was held for the first time in Africa in Rwanda from 17-20 July. More than […] Continue reading -> US Consolidates Efforts to Address Pandemics, HIV and Other Global Health Threats into Single Bureau 02/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan The US has consolidated its efforts to address global health threats into a single structure, the Bureau of Global Heath Security and Diplomacy, which was launched on Monday. Renowned Cameroonian health expert Dr John Nkengasong, appointed last year to lead the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), leads the new structure and will […] Continue reading -> Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
US Consolidates Efforts to Address Pandemics, HIV and Other Global Health Threats into Single Bureau 02/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan The US has consolidated its efforts to address global health threats into a single structure, the Bureau of Global Heath Security and Diplomacy, which was launched on Monday. Renowned Cameroonian health expert Dr John Nkengasong, appointed last year to lead the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), leads the new structure and will […] Continue reading -> Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Are The Three Pandemic Negotiations Bringing a Safer World Closer? 31/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan While July saw a crush of global pandemic-related meetings – some joint and some clashing – to accommodate tight schedules and northern summer holidays, achieving a pandemic-proof world is still a long way off. The two pandemic negotiations underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) have held individual and joint meetings over the past few […] Continue reading -> While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised 31/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 5.6 billion people – 71% of the world’s population – are now covered by at least one tobacco protection policy adopted by their national governments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. That is five times more people than were protected in 2007, when the comprehensive set of anti-smoking policies, […] Continue reading -> Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Equitable Drug Access and Finance Are Looming Issues in Talks on International Health Regulations 28/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The thorny and unresolved issues of how to incorporate health equity measures and supportive finance for low and middle income countries into revisions of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR), are set to be two key items on the agenda of an IHR negotiating body when talks resume again in early October. This was one […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
The Cost of a Single COVID-Infected Health Worker 27/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan A single healthcare worker infected with COVID-19 cost the Kenyan economy over $33,000 – around 18 times the country’s per capita GDP. This is according to a new report on the economic cost of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Eswatini, Colombia, Kenya and South Africa (the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape) during the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts